Dotsie,how awkward!I hope you can work something out.Do they know you've just moved a year ago (into a bigger house,in a better area,in the best interests of the child you hope to adopt etc.) I guess they will understand that...I hope it will work out!

I don't want to stress that, as they can sometimes use it as a reason for refusing you if they think you don't have a good local support network We might have a work around, I don't care if I have to drive her to my friends house myself! At least it will prove I actually have friends

What's up with this glass? Excuse me? Excuse me? This is my glass? I don't think so. My glass was full! And it was a bigger glass!

Bloomin computer. It decided to stop in the middle of me typing yesterday - just shut off as if there was no power. Checked the plug fuse, the socket - all ok but the 'puter would not turn on. Grrrrrr. So I left it and took Karen and the kids out for a cream tea for Mothers day. Came home to find we had a power cut..........so re-planned what we could cook using the gas hob and the microwave. Fired up my generator that we keep for these occasions. Only to find it has decided that it will no longer run the microwave without flashing a red overload light at me.

I managed to run smaller items and charge some lights up for overnight use but turned the gennie off before it got too late and annoyed the neighbours. Got the kids to bed by torchlight and read books by torchlight.

The power eventually came back on after 9 hours - around midnight

Now I've woken up to find there's a gale blowing and it's snowing. On top of that it's Monday

The plus point is that after taking the case off the computer and wiggling wires, it seems to be working - but for how long I don't know